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To provide my patients with the highest quality healthcare, I'm dedicated to the newest advancements and keep up-to-date with the latest health care technologies.

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Dr. Dhawal Patel is a renowned Orthopedist in Santacruz West, Mumbai. He has helped numerous patients in his 14 years of experience as a Orthopedist. He is a MS - Orthopaedics. You can consult Dr. Dhawal Patel at dr patels in Santacruz West, Mumbai. Don’t wait in a queue, book an instant appointment online with Dr. Dhawal Patel on Lybrate.com.

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: keep your leg raised while sitting or lying
quadriceps strengthening exercises- quad clenches: lie flat on your back or sit upright on a chair with leg kept horizontally on another surface. Now, tighten the muscle on the front of the thigh by pushing your knee down. You should feel your thigh muscles clench, hold for 3 secs. Repeat 10 times twice a day.
Short arcs: lie flat on your back or sit upright with your leg placed horizontally on a flat surface like a chair or bed. Place a rolled up towel under the knee. Pull your toes towards you and clench you thigh muscles. Slowly lift your foot up off the bed until your knee is straight (keep your knee resting on the towel). Hold for 3 secs and slowly lower them on the chair. Repeat 10 times twice a day.
Straight leg raise: lie flat on your back. One leg and knee will be straight and other leg should be bent. Pull your toes towards you and tighten/clench the muscle on the front of the thigh, locking your knee straight. Lift your foot up in the air, about 6 inches off the bed. Hold for 3 secs and slowly lower the leg. The knee must remain straight the whole time you are doing this exercise.

Hi thanks for your query and welcome to lybrate. I am Dr. Akshay from fortis hospital, new delhi.
Shoulder pain can be due to multiple reasons, so it can be due to an injury like a soft tissue one, bony injury, tendinitis, bursitis etc if there is no h/o any injury to the affected shoulder and there are no s/s of inflammation or infection like swelling, skin redness or local warmth etc, my advice to you initially will be: ice packs at home, restriction/modification of physical activity, local analgesic spray for application, gentle anti inflammatory medication which suits you and see how it goes for next 7-10 days.
Normally most pains settle down with decrease in inflammation, in the event your pain persists or increases we will have to get some investigations done for further evaluation. Do not hesitate to contact me if you need any further assistance. You can also discuss your case and treatment plans with me in a greater detail in a private consultation.

Its due to over straining. Do some stretching . Relax for sometime. The pain will go in a day's time. If the pain is unbearable accompanied by redness and swelling over the painful area then u must consult a doctor.

Hi thanks for your query and welcome to lybrate. I am Dr. Akshay from fortis hospital, new delhi.
The term arthritis means joint inflammation which means any pathology which leads to some amount of inflammation in joint as a result of which a person has pain, off and on swelling, limitation of joint movements, crepitus and difficulty in ambulation especially it is involving knee joint.
Also symptoms may depend upon whether the arthritis is degenerative in nature which is age related changes, inflammatory like rheumatoid arthritis etc, post infection, like septic arthritis besides many other types. Do not hesitate to contact me if you need any further assistance. You can also discuss your case and treatment plans with me in a greater detail in a private consultation.

Common causes of back pain are bad posture, injury to back during certain activities and lack of exercise. Repeated stress to your back and neck muscles causes pain even if your x ray and scans are normal. You should try some physiotherapy and learn about proper posture. Follow ergonomics while sitting at work or at home. Control weight and do some back strengthening exercises. If pain persists then you need to visit a spine surgeon for complete clinical evaluation.

Kindly show me x-rays of your knee.
Sleep on a hard bed with soft bedding on it. Spring beds, folding beds or thick matress are harmful
do hot fomantation.
Paracetamol 250mg od & sos x 5days.
Caldikind plus 1tab od x10. Do knee & general exercises. It may have to be further investigated.
Make sure you are not allergic to any of the medicines you are going to take.
For emergency treatment contact your nearest hospital or family doctor.
If it does not give relief in 4-5days, contact me again.
Why not discuss with me in a video conference? (facility provided by lybrate. Com)

Your mother might have cervical spondylosis because of which she is having headache and neck pain. She need to evaluate and for that needs an MRI for the cervical spine and after that only she can be given medications. For the mean while she can have tablet Zerodol-P one tab after food when ever headache and neck pain is there. She have to avoid pillow and should not lift heavy weight

Hello, this is Dr. Mathur from new delhi. Welcome to lybrate. If you are having discomfort in the hip for 6-7 months, I think an x ray of the pelvis with both hips ap view and left hip lateral view will be the first step to finding the cause of pain. Also get the following blood tests fasting- vitamin d and uric acid. Revert back with the investigations.

Stop gym for few days. Sleep on a hard bed with soft bedding on it. Spring beds, folding beds or thick matress are harmful
use no pillow under the head.
Do hot fomantation.
Paracetamol 250mg od & sos x 5days.
Caldikind plus 1tab od x10. Do neck back knee & general exercises. It may have to be further investigated.
Make sure you are not allergic to any of the medicines you are going to take.
For emergency treatment contact your nearest hospital or family doctor.
If it does not give relief in 4-5days, contact me again.